2014 Opel Cascada 1.6 SIDI Turbo

Opel presents the Frankfurt Motor Show added in the model 2014 Cascada version with new 1.6-liter turbo gasoline engine with 200 hp and 300 Nm of torque. It is the engine that belongs to a group of brand new Opel four-cylinder gasoline engine with direct injection, which will join the 1.6 SIDI turbocharged engine with 170 hp (125 kW) presented in the spring of 2013th during launch model Cascada.

2014 Opel Cascada engine

New 2014 Opel Cascada 1.6l SIDI turbocharged engine with 200 hp (147 kW), except that delivers more power, it also has a higher maximum torque with overboost function. The result is 300 Nm and 70 Nm more than its 1.6-liter turbo predecessor. At Opel note that the gasoline engine, with an output of 125 hp per liter, the first in a class of the competition.

Equipped with a new engine, 2014 Opel Cascada top speed of 235 km / h. Despite such performance, factory declared consumption to 6.7 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers, with CO2 emissions of 158 g / km. Heart SIDI turbo petrol engine is a new engine block that can withstand a maximum pressure of 130 bar to combustion in the cylinder. The block is made of cast iron with an aluminum base. Unlike the version of 170 hp, for a model with 200 hp constructed a different kind of piston is a compression size was reduced from 10.5 to 9.5:1.

Opel’s engineers wanted to combine high power output with the smoothness of the engine for the comfort of passengers. To this end, they have made many optimizations including the exhaust system. As a result, and enabled the smooth idling, and engine noise is not unpleasant, even at high speeds on the road, according to the German manufacturer.

The new 1.6 SIDI turbo engine also offers a model for Cascada, so they are now available 4 gasoline. This 200 hp, there are 1.4 turbo engine with 120 hp (88 kW) and 140 hp (103 kW) and 1.6-liter gasoline direct injection engine with 170 hp (125 kW). Since diesel engines, there are 2.0-liter turbo-diesel with 165 hp (121 kW) and 2.0 BiTurbo CDTI with 195 hp (143 kW). 2014 Opel Cascada 1.6 SIDI Turbo with 200 hp and manual six-speed transmission will be able to be ordered from the autumn, when it will be known and the price of the car.